Staff Ecoengineer III (Part-Time)

Welcome to Verdantas, where innovation meets sustainability, and your career finds purpose!

At Verdantas, we’re redefining environmental consulting and sustainable engineering through our use of cutting-edge modeling and digital technology and our genuine commitment to people. Our work spans high-growth sectors like water resources, resilient land use, energy transformation, and civil infrastructure.

Our commitment to excellence, across more than 90 offices, is championed by a team of over 2,000 experts, scientists, engineers, geologists, and technical specialists, embedded in a people-focused culture, prioritizing the well-being of our employees, clients, and the communities we serve. We partner with clients to deliver smart, data-driven solutions to complex environmental and infrastructure challenges. We don’t just solve problems; we help shape a more sustainable future.

Join a people-first culture that values your well-being, empowers your growth, and amplifies your impact. At Verdantas, your career goes beyond the expected, and your work helps build a better world.

Ready to shape the future of resilient communities?

Join our growing Eco Engineering team and play a key role supporting complex, multi-objective projects across rivers, wetlands, and estuarine systems. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to meaningful, nature-based solutions while advancing your technical expertise within a collaborative, multidisciplinary environment.

In this role, you will support hydrologic, hydraulic, and geomorphic analysis, numerical modeling, and reporting for technical studies, multi-objective river and floodplain management projects, and restoration design efforts. Your work will integrate engineering principles with geomorphic and hydraulic understanding to deliver practical, implementable solutions.

What You’ll Do:

• Performing technical studies in the fields of hydrology, hydraulics, geomorphology, water quality, and restoration design

• Developing numerical hydrologic, hydraulic, sediment transport, and water quality models

• Performing field data collection that includes topographic and bathymetric surveys; discharge and sediment transport measurements; water quality monitoring; and geomorphic assessments

• Contributing to writing and figure production for technical reports

• Communicating technical concepts and analyses to clients, stakeholders, and project teams

• Contributing to proposal development and technical documentation, supporting continued growth of the Eco Engineering department

What You’ll Bring:

• Bachelor's degree in civil engineering, environmental engineering, water resources, hydrology, or fluvial geomorphology (or similar)
• 4+ years of applied technical experience

• Familiarity with open channel hydraulics and proficiency with developing, applying, and using hydrologic and hydraulic computer modeling applications, such as HEC-RAS (1D and 2D), HEC-HMS, MIKE 11, MIKE 21, SRH2D, FLO-2D, TUFLOW, and Delft3D)

• ESRI ArcGIS experience, including managing geodatabase infrastructure and using Spatial Analyst and 3D Analyst tools

• Strong communication skills and ability to interface effectively with clients and stakeholders 

• Demonstrated ability to manage one’s time and work within a set scope, schedule, and budget

Additional Desired Experience

• Licensed professional civil engineer or an Engineer-in-Training status

• Experience with aquatic habitat restoration design, including streams, rivers, floodplains, wetlands, estuaries, and salmonid habitat

• A master’s degree or Ph.D. in civil engineering, environmental engineering, water resources, hydrology, hydraulics, fluid mechanics, or fluvial geomorphology (or similar)

Salary Range:

$40/hr